| Location | | | | areas for kids, volleyball or 5 a side football pitches. |
| If you want to be in the centre of town and step | | | | Depending on the board basis the hotel caters for |
| out into the action of Ibiza's nightlife then you'll | | | | you may also have a bar an restaurant within your |
| probably want to base yourself in San Antonio. | | | | hotel. |
| There's plenty of hotels in San An but as a built up | | | | With a villa there's no restaurant obviously, but you |
| urban area, fewer quality holiday villas. To find the | | | | will have your own kitchen an you can stock your |
| best Ibiza villas you need to look on the fringes of | | | | own bar at the supermarket at a fraction of the |
| town, the most exciting and spacious properties are | | | | cost of a hotel bar. Most Ibiza villas also have private |
| scattered around the tiny villages which outlay the | | | | swimming pools, numerous living areas, BBQ, indoor |
| main holiday resorts like San Antonio, Ibiza town and | | | | and outdoor dining areas. |
| Es Cana. | | | | The experience |
| If you're visiting Ibiza for the nightlife, don't rule out | | | | Holidays are all about having a good experience, a |
| staying out of town. Ibiza is a tiny island and you're | | | | better time than you'd have at home. When you pay |
| rarely more than a 10 euro cab ride or short drive in | | | | handsomely for your holiday you should expect a |
| a rental car from anywhere, including the best clubs | | | | pleasant experience at your accommodation. Ibiza |
| and bars, most of which aren't actually located in the | | | | hotels have an excellent reputation and the vast |
| centre but are spread across the island. | | | | majority of holidaymakers leave having had a great |
| Price | | | | experience. But hotel holidays by their nature can be |
| Hotels typically offer cheaper rooms than villas, that's | | | | stressful, particularly for families with young children |
| because you rent just a room, not a whole house. | | | | or big groups. Your plans have to account for the |
| However when you build in the additional costs of | | | | hundreds of other guests in the hotel with you |
| living in a hotel, stuff you wouldn't spend out on | | | | meaning you might not always get a sun lounger or |
| when living at home the true cost is probably much | | | | you might have to queue at the bar! Not the end of |
| greater. Food, drinks, entertainment, day trips all cost | | | | the world but these are the little stresses which may |
| money. When you rent a villa for your Ibiza holiday | | | | be eliminated by renting a villa instead of a hotel |
| many of these expenses are reduced. For example | | | | room. |
| you can cook your own meals at a fraction of the | | | | Villa holidays are stress free as you have a lot more |
| price of eating out at restaurants. | | | | privacy and freedom to make your own plans and |
| If you're looking for really cheap, last minute holidays | | | | enjoy your time in Ibiza. What you're not going to |
| to Ibiza, hotels are your only real option. If however | | | | get with a private villa is the sort of experience a |
| you're spending out on a mid priced hotel based | | | | clubbing holiday orientated hotel can offer where you |
| package holiday it's well worth comparing the relative | | | | may meet people and make new friends at the |
| price against a villa rental instead. | | | | hotel, go on organized tours and parties and generally |
| Facilities | | | | get involved in hotel life. If this is what your Ibiza |
| With a hotel you can expect use of the communal | | | | holiday is all about then a hotel may still be the best |
| swimming pool. Some hotels in Ibiza will have games | | | | option for you. |